DAVID BRIGGS ON ABUSE IN THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

David Briggs, who has spent a good part of the last 15 years investigating the abuse of minors by religious individuals and listening to the stories of survivors and their families, is examining abuse in The United Methodist Church. He is specifically looking at abuse that occurred among United Methodist missionary children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from the 1940's on at the Central School in Lubondai and at the Methodist-Presbyterian Hostel related to The American School of Kinshasa.  But David also would like to talk to any survivor of abuse in The United Methodist Church.

David is committed to making sure the voices of survivors are heard and that church policies are brought to light for the common good.  You can see a sample of David's reporting on abuse of missionary children in this link to the Missionary Kids Safety Net page http://www.mksafetynet.net/media_coverage.htm

David may be reached by cell at 615-428-3642 or at work at 615-742-5472 or by e-mail at briggsdlbriggs@aol.com.